Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-22
NEWS NOTES.

A lumber company at Ludington, Michi-
gan offers to deed the United States a strip
or land for the construction Of a harbor OF
David 81. Welty, who died at Dixon. Ill,
after an illness OF eight years, was a staff Of
neer under General Burt in the Canadian
revolt OF 1881.
A contract 70 extend the Denver and Rio
Grand road from Red Clih to GlenwOod
Springs BY August 1, has been taken by
James Oatlisle for S2,00O,OOO.
McQuade, the convicted Doodle alderman
OF New York, has been taken TO Sing Sing
to commence his seven-year term. Ex-Al-
derman o Neil viii be placed on trial Janu-
airy "A.
There are nearly fourteen hundred vete-
ran soldiers in the National home at Mil
WaGkee, VIE, and three hundred more are
expected on the completion of the barracks
IL course Of construction.
Mr.. Henry B. Stanton, the distinguished
Journalist and lawyer, and husband Of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, died in New York
city OF pneumonia Mr.. Stanton was in his
SIND year and had been writing for news
papers FOR SIXTY years
Researches b. ans railway man Vi the
Chicago Times show quite conclus.vely that
the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fs system is
securing not only direct line northw6rd 70
Chicago, but an outlet to St. Louis and a
route thence to Chicago. A new feature ia
the probable absorption OF the st. Louis,
Kansas City and Colorado road, for which
A. M. Billings furnished the money, and
Of which +. L. Hinckley Is to become presi-
dent.
Thomas Powell, "a veteran journalist and
author, and for more than thirty years a
member Of Frank Leslie's editorial stat,
died IN New York city OF Bright's disease
He was born ia London IN loJ9. He was an
intimate friend OF Wordsworth, SodtheV,
Thaokeray, Tennyson and others. Before
coming TO this country Mr.. Powell had
written several plays and was regular CON
tri5utor to the English magazines. He was
the first editor of Frank Lestis's Weekly,
which was started IN 1850.
From. coal men it is learned that at least
10000 men have been thrown out of employ
ment, and thai 5000 persons are suffer
ing as a result Of the strike of 1900 coal
handlers The strikers are scattered all
along the coast from Providence to New
York city. They have been confident that
they would win, as they thought they had
the coal supply of New England entirely
cut on. 1t now seems that the New York
aud New England railroads have been using
cars Of every description and rushing hun
dreds OF thousands OF tons Of coal into New
Eugland daily. This has been kept a secret,
but on its leaking out il seemed TO depress
the miners. Ii is stated that a meeting be-
tween a committee OF strikers and represen-
tatives Of the coal producing cor pany has
been arranged for. The first advances are
said TO have been made by the strikers.
John Tobin, who lives near Albion, Ind,
quarreled with his wife and ate pied to
Kill her with a huge knife. The woman
pleaded for life, and IObin compromise
by knocking her down. The blow rendered
her Hsnseless- TObin picked her mp and
carried her to the track OF the Baltimore j.
Ohio railroad, where be left her to be run
over by the limited express, then nearly due.
The approach of the train brought back con-
seriousness to the woman Just in time to save
her life She managed to crawl to Albion,
half q mile distant where she told her story.
Tobin was arrested